Today we are going to practice skills you will need as you prepare to write a report, namely your internet searching skills, critical evaluation skills, paraphrasing skills, and summarizing skills.
You will be assigned one topic, with five subtopics, to research about. For each topic, you should write:
1) where you found the information (the URL)
2) the exact information you found on the website (in quotations)
3) a paraphrase or summary of that information (must be at least 40 words)
Use at least three websites to find the answers to the questions. All websites must be purely in English.
Type out your work in an MS Word document. Copy and paste the text to the body of your email and send to Ruby. No attachments please.
Topic A: Improving your Brain
1. Different brain skills
2. Improving observation/attention skills
3. Improving speed of thinking
4. Best brain foods
5. Ways to keep brain active
Topic B: Creative Thinking Techniques
1. Benefits of creative thinking in the workplace
2. "Six Thinking Hats" by Edward de Bono
3. Lateral thinking
4. Brainstorming and the Scamper Technique
5. Example of a creative thinking exercise
Topic C: Corporate Training - Leadership Styles
1. Visionary style
2. Coaching style
3. Affiliative style
4. Democratic style
5. Other styles of leadership
Topic D: Health - H7N9 virus
1. Causes
2. Similarities and differences with the H1N1 virus
3. Latest statistics on deaths and infections in China
4. Treatment for infected person
5. How to take precautions
Research Skills Practice
Today we are going to practice skills you will need as you prepare to write a report, namely your internet searching skills, critical evaluation skills, paraphrasing skills, and summarizing skills.
Before you start, please watch this video about evaluating websites:
Evaluating websites: http://library.sjsu.edu/video/evaluating-web-sites
You will be assigned one topic, with five subtopics, to research about. For each topic, you should write:
1) where you found the information (the URL)
2) the exact information you found on the website (in quotations)
3) a paraphrase or summary of that information (must be at least 40 words)
Use at least three websites to find the answers to the questions. All websites must be purely in English.
Type out your work in an MS Word document. Copy and paste the text to the body of your email and send to Ruby. No attachments please.
Topic A: Improving your Brain
1. Different brain skills
2. Improving observation/attention skills
3. Improving speed of thinking
4. Best brain foods
5. Ways to keep brain active
Topic B: Creative Thinking Techniques
1. Benefits of creative thinking in the workplace
2. "Six Thinking Hats" by Edward de Bono
3. Lateral thinking
4. Brainstorming and the Scamper Technique
5. Example of a creative thinking exercise
Topic C: Corporate Training - Leadership Styles
1. Visionary style
2. Coaching style
3. Affiliative style
4. Democratic style
5. Other styles of leadership
Topic D: Health - H7N9 virus
1. Causes
2. Similarities and differences with the H1N1 virus
3. Latest statistics on deaths and infections in China
4. Treatment for infected person
5. How to take precautions